{"id":1220,"date":"2024-05-22T10:27:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T10:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/?p=1220"},"modified":"2024-05-22T10:27:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T10:27:33","slug":"belize-digital-nomad-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/belize-digital-nomad-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Belize Digital Nomad Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bz-1.png\" alt=\"Belize Flag\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visa category <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Work Where You Vacation*<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the visa fees\/charges?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 For adult: BZD500 (~US$250)<br \/>\n\u2022 For child (under the age of 18): BZD200 (~US$100) per child<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there a minimum income threshold applicable for digital nomad\/remote work visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 For individuals: US$75,000 annually<br \/>\n\u2022 For Couples\/families: US$100,000 annually<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are digital nomad\/remote work visa holders subject to income tax?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Likely no income tax since maximum stay is 180 days (183 days required to establish tax residency)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are digital nomad\/remote work visa holders subject to social security contributions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) relief available in the country?<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there an income tax requirement in the country, in general?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there a social security requirement in the country, in general?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are criminal checks required for this visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The applicant is required to present a Certificate, issued within the past 6 months, indicating a clean Criminal Record.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For how long is the digital nomad\/remote work visa valid?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n6 months<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is the applicant bound to any work restraints\/limitations?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The applicant must be earning income from outside Belize to be eligible for this Visa<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the standard requirements for the digital nomad\/remote work visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 A valid passport<br \/>\n\u2022 An Employment Letter<br \/>\n\u2022 Travel insurance policy covering at least US$50,000<br \/>\n\u2022 Proof of Income<br \/>\n\u2022 Notarized Banking Reference and Statement of Account<br \/>\n\u2022 Return Flight Ticket<br \/>\n\u2022 Proof of accommodations for the entire duration (i.e., Hotel accommodation, Air BnB, Rental)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which countries are eligible to apply for the digital nomad\/ remote work visa?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Available for all nationals<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is applicant required to provide proof of employment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes &#8211; proof of employment is required<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Authorities in Belize accept Applications for this Visa Offline. The Application is not currently being accepted Online.<br \/>\nThe individual will be required to enter Belize as a Visitor and be stamped in for a 30 day Visa. Before the expiry of the 30 day Visa, the applicant is required to visit the nearest Visa office in Belize to obtain an extension.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in 2nd Passport, residencies, tax savings, Backup plan? <a href=\"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/contact-us\/\">Talk to us.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interested in staying on an island in Belize? Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/letsbuyanisland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coffee Caye<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-627\" src=\"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/digital_nomad_visa_belize.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"795\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/digital_nomad_visa_belize.webp 795w, https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/digital_nomad_visa_belize-300x287.webp 300w, https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/digital_nomad_visa_belize-768x734.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visa category Work Where You Vacation* What are the visa fees\/charges? \u2022 For adult: BZD500 (~US$250) \u2022 For child (under the age of 18): BZD200 (~US$100) per child Is there a minimum income threshold applicable for digital nomad\/remote work visa? \u2022 For individuals: US$75,000 annually \u2022 For Couples\/families: US$100,000 annually Are digital nomad\/remote work visa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-nomad-visa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1220"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1227,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1220\/revisions\/1227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/expatcircle.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}